Beef
ICMSA accuses senior government sources of trying to shift blame onto farming organisations as Bord Bia chair row continues.
Bord Bia has rescheduled key producer standards meetings until next month after farmer organisations withdrew over concerns about its chair.
Agri-Business
ICMSA and ICSA are also calling on Minister Martin Heydon to make the decision to remove chair of the Bord Bia board, Larry Murrin.
Aontú Senator Sarah O’Reilly has made an official complaint with the Standards in Public Office Commission (SIPO) against the Bord Bia chair.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald said that confidence in Bord Bia's "independence and leadership" is essential.
There are calls for the Bord Bia chair to resign after confirmation that his co-founded Irish firm sources beef from Brazil.
IFA president Francie Gorman has said that he is "very concerned" over Dawn Farm Foods' statement that it sourced some beef from Brazil.
EU audit findings highlight why "enforcement assurance" matters when it comes to imports of Brazil beef according to Irish expert.
The signing ceremony of the EU-Mercosur agreement will "be only a first step," the President of the European Commission has said in Brazil.
The European Union plans to conduct at least six audits of the agri-food supply chain in the South...
Agri Politics
MEP Ciaran Mullooly has announced a series of events in Ireland, Brussels, Strasbourg to mobilise against the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
The Subway sandwich group has confirmed that it "did not source any beef from Brazil for its Irish restaurants in 2025".
Brazilian beef production is expected to decline in 2026 after three years of substantial female...
128kg of Brazilian beef that contained a banned growth promoting hormone entered the Irish market, the FSAI has confirmed.
Pig/Poultry
Exports of poultry products from Brazil in early 2025 were considerably up on the corresponding figure for 2024.
Beef exports from Brazil for 2025 are likely to be in over three million tonnes for the first time when the final figures are confirmed.
A decision to postpone the signing of a trade agreement between the EU and South American countries...
The President of Brazil has said his country will walk away from trade deals with the EU, if there is further delay to ratifying the EU-Mercosur trade agreement.
Sinn Féin leader Mary Lou McDonald has called on Taoiseach Micheál Martin to ensure that the...
Video
With discussion about a proposed trade deal between the European Union and some South American...
There has been a rise in demand from Brazilian beef producers for more reliable beef genetics with...
Environment
With COP30 set to kick off next week, the Irish Natura and Hill Farmers' Association has slammed the event as a "masterclass in hypocrisy".
